2 lines of players, one in front of the basket. The other by the sideline.
Basketballs will be in the line in front of the basket. Players in this line will throw the ball up at the backboard, jump as high as they can to rebound the ball.
Once they land, they will do a forward pivot and throw a overhead pass to the outlet line on the side.
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